Operating-table.



A. L. SORESL OPERATING TABLE. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 1?. 1914.

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Patented; Dec. 28, 1915.

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ANGELO L. SORESI, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

OPERATING-TABLE.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANGELO L. SoREsI, a subject of the King of Italy,residing in New York, in the State of New York, have "ented certain newand useful Improvements in Operating-Tables, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to operating tables, and more particularly to atable the object of which is to provide an operating table whereon thepatient may rest during the operation, and have his position altered,depending upon the operation to be performed.

Very often it happens that it is desired to shift the table from oneposition to another, during an operation, and in different directions,and the tables hitherto in use did not permit this shifting.Furthermore, in the tables hitherto in use, the supporting parts thereofwere very often in the way of the operators, and the object of this in--vention is to provide a table in which these parts are out of the way,and therefore not likely to be encountered by the operators.

For this purpose my invention consists of an improved operating tablehaving a main table-portion and means for shifting the table-portion inany direction in respect to the horizontal.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved operating table, Fig. 2 is a sideview thereof, partly insection, showing the table in shifted position, in dotted lines, Fig. 3is a sectional view taken on line 33, Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a section online 14= of Fig. 1.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe various figures.

Referring to the drawing, and more particularly to Fig. 1, my improvedoperating table has a standard 10 with a base 11, which is preferablyarranged of a suitable weight so as to give the necessary stability tothe table. The upper part of the standard is provided with a rotatablegear-wheel 12.

vA spherical ball-bearing part 14 receives a ball or universal joint 15.This ball or universal joint 15 is extended into a member 16, to whichis secured a bracket-arm 17, suitably secured to the table-portion 18.The table thus supported by the member 16 is capable of rotation or ofassuming any position in a horizontal plane. To efiect this,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 191.5.

Application filed January 17, 1914. Serial No. 812,646.

the gear-wheel 12 is engaged by a spindle 20 which is supported by abracket 22 which 1s secured to the standard 10 by means of suitablescrews 23. The spindle is turned by a thumb-piece 25, and by the turningof this spindle 20 the gear-wheel 12 is rotated, and thereby the ball 15and member 16, and thereby the table 18 is rotated. In order to shiftthe table-portion 18in any direction in respect to the vertical, thegear-wheel 12 is provided with an extension 27, to which is hinged amember 28, which is interiorly screw-threaded, and through which thescrew-threaded member 29 passes. The end of this screw-threaded memberis fitted into a bearing member 30, which bearing member is hinged at 31to the bracket-portion 17. The screw-threaded member 29 is provided witha thu1nb-piece 33 to enable it to be readily rotated. The standard 10 iscomposed of a main part 35 and a detachable part 36, which has itsprojection engaging the main part 35, and is secured thereto by screws37.

The operation of my improved table is as follows: If it is desired torotate the table while the same is in horizontal position, thethumb-piece 25 is turned, whereby the spindle 20 is rotated, and thegear-wheel 12 rotated in respect to its center. To further change thetable, the thumb-piece 33 is rotated, and the screw-threaded member 29rotated thereby, whereby the table-portion is moved in one or the otherdirection, depending upon the position desired to be given. By therelative movement of the thumbscrews 25 and 33, the table is changed inposition. a

My improved operating table has the great advantage of being able to beadjusted to Whatever, position is desired, depending upon the particularoperation to be performed, or upon the special exigencies arising duringan operation. A further advantage is that the supporting members are allout of sight, and not likely to be encountered by the operators.

Having thus described vmy invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. In an operating table, the combination of a table,a supporting member secured thereto, a support for said supportingmember, adjusting means on said support for revolving the saidsupporting member and the table around a vertical axis, a secondadjusting means connected to said supporting member and said support foradjusting said supporting member and said table around a horizontalaxis, said second adjusting means revolving around the aforesaidvertical axis with said su porting member and saidt'table, when thesis-mentioned adjusting means is operated. I

2. In an operating table, the combination of a table, a supportingmember secured thereto, shall on the member, a ball-bearing for theball,a support, a bracket on the sup-- port, a rotatable gear-wheel on thesupport,

a spindle on the bracket for rotating the;

gear-wheel, a bracket on the gear-wheel,

a hinged member supported by the bracket, 5 I

and a spindle in the hinged member screw threadedly engaging therewith,and having its end secured to the supporting member close to the table.7

. In testimony,.'that I claim theforegoing 20 as my invention, I havesigned my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses. 7

- ANGELO L. SORESI. Witnesses:

. C. P.-Gom-EL, I Asnnn BLUE.

